Sreinite Mineral Data

General Sreinite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pb2(UO2)11(BiO)8(PO4)5(OH)19•6(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 6,090.63 gm

Uranium 42.99 % U 48.77 % UO₂

Bismuth 27.45 % Bi 30.60 % Bi₂O₃

Phosphorus 2.54 % P 5.83 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.51 % H 4.58 % H₂O

Lead 6.80 % Pb 7.33 % PbO

Oxygen 19.70 % O

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100.00 % 97.11 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Pb₂(UO₂)₁₁Bi₈O₈(PO₄)₅(OH)₁₉•6(H₂O)

Environment:

P-dominant analogue of asselbornite

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Hornï¿½ Halï¿½e, Kruï¿½ne Hory Mts., Czech Republic Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

Synonym:

IMA2004-022

Sreinite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 15.5728, Z = 4; V = 3,776.59 Den(Calc)= 10.71

Crystal System:

Isometric Space Group: I m3m, I 432, I m3 or I 23

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.163(1), 3.179(0.99), 3.671(0.77),2.596(0.54), 5.513(0.53), 4.499(0.48), 3.484(0.31), 1.9776(0.3),

Optical Properties of Sreinite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 2.41 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1316) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Sreinite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=8.95 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Sreinite =10.7 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99

Photoelectric:

PE_Sreinite=1,820.06 barns/electron
U=PE_Sreinite x r_electron=16296.72 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 3,063,514.36 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Sreinite per GRapi unit = 326.42 (PPB)

Sreinite is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 10 cm box) 9.93 ± 2.48 grams of pure Sreinite .
Estimated Maximum U.S. Postal Shipping Size (10 mRem/hr limit, Unshielded 100 cm box) 992.87 ±248.22 grams of pure Sreinite .

**Estimated Radioactivity from Sreinite** - very strong
Specimen Size Weight/Volume (Sphere) *	Calculated Activity Bequerols (Bq)	Calculated Activity Curies (Ci)	Estimated Activity GR(api)	Estimated Exposure (mRem**)/hr If Held in Hand For One Hour
1000 gm / 5.63 cm	76,950,795	2.08E-03	3,063,514.36	1,007.18
100 gm / 2.61 cm	7,695,080	2.08E-04	306,351.44	100.72
10 gm / 1.21 cm	769,508	2.08E-05	30,635.14	10.07
1 gm / 5.63 mm	76,951	2.08E-06	3,063.51	1.01
0.1 gm / 2.61 mm	7,695	2.08E-07	306.35	0.10
0.01 gm / 1.21 mm	770	2.08E-08	30.64	0.01
0.001 gm / 0.56 mm	77	2.08E-09	3.06	0.00

Weight of pure Sreinite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 10.71 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem

Sreinite Classification

Dana Class:

42.04.11.02 (42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(42.04)where (AB)5 (XO4)2 Zq ï¿½ x(H2O)

(42.04.11)Asselbornite Group

42.04.11.01 Asselbornite (Pb,Ba)(UO2)6(BiO)4(AsO4)2(OH)12•3(H2O) I m3m 4/m 3 2/m

42.04.11.02 Sreinite! Pb2(UO2)11(BiO)8(PO4)5(OH)19•6(H2O) I m3m, I 432, I m3 or I 23 Cubic

Strunz Class:

08.ED.10 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.E - Uranyl Phosphates and Arsenates

08.ED -Unclassified

08.ED.10 Asselbornite (Pb,Ba)(UO2)6(BiO)4(AsO4)2(OH)12•3(H2O) I m3m 4/m 3 2/m

08.ED.10 Sreinite! Pb2(UO2)11(BiO)8(PO4)5(OH)19•6(H2O) I m3m, I 432, I m3 or I 23 Cubic

Other Sreinite Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for Sreinite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Sreinite

Pb2(UO2)11(BiO)8(PO4)5(OH)19•6(H2O)
Dana No: 42.04.11.02 Strunz No: 08.ED.10
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